LADOT Parking Violations Bureau

I don’t think it really matters how you rate a government agency, if you have to go, you have to go.
They seemed ok, you get a ticket and wait your turn, the process seems fine. I went to get parking permits, so I didn’t encounter many problems going. There are a lot ways to streamline the process, but I think they try their best.

I think they are the most irresposibble people known to mankind. I live very far from them so to drive to them is a hassle. One day i needed to renew my permits and the car is under my dads name so i go to the office and she tells me she cant process it becuase its not under my name so thats understandable. She told me that i needed a letter allowing me to represent my father buying the permits. I go home come back the next day and im waiting litterally a half hour in line. A heavier woman takes me and she said i need my fathers ID with me in order to process the payments. I blew up on her and told her this is the second time im going back and forth to get these permits. No wonder they work for the city. Most irresponsible people ive ever come in contact with.

I actually like the Westwood location better than when it was on Pico! Don’t see cockroaches running across the floor, ladies with hairy legs, etc.

This place is a ring of hell I am currently residing in. Security guard shouting at people waiting (aaaand he just WALKED OUT), people shouting through the glass at people working, two windows open and each window only taking certain types of transactions… complete anarchy.

They are perfect and do what they do with such vigor, how can I give any less than 5 stars? We should be reviewing businesses based on how well they accomplish their stated goals.
Confusing parking sign caused you to mistakenly park when you shouldn’t have? TICKET!
Don’t have change and run into a store to get change, then come outside to see the meter maid standing next to your car? TICKET!
Street cleaning on the 1^st and 3^rd Tuesday on the north side of the street, but only on the 2^nd and 4^th Monday on the south side got you confused? TICKET!
And the fines! If they were higher, I would give this place 6 stars. We, the people, who govern ourselves, must find a way to tax the poor disproportionately. We succeeded. The cleaning lady who earns $ 10/​hr who makes a mistake… lets make her work 6.5 hours to work off that parking ticket.

Beyond boring and too quiet. The only exciting part of this place was a dog wearing a zesty collar but he paid his ticket and left. One star.

Q. why doesn’t LADOT seek out buildings with big, free parking lots that aren’t an expensive big hassle?
A. it’s bad for business, kid!
The new office of Parking Adjudication is just as much a PITA as the last. I’ve never heard of a parking lot in LA where you must leave a $ 15 deposit. it’s a small covered lot next door. $ ²⁄₁₅ minutes. but there’s also metered street parking.
HI-​LITES
— you may win «the lottery» and have your ticket overturned. but more than likely, you’ll be met with a cold stare and a 6 week wait to get your rejection.
LO-​LITES
— parking: find a metered space or pay $ 2/​hr w/​$ 15 deposit
— same old Bureaucracy as ever